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    Default New Breakfast concoction for coffee drinkers.

    My new favorite breakfast drink.... give it a try as it is really good.

    Coffee (I buy coffee packets like you find in a hotel room in bulk)
    2 packets Clif Double Expresso energy gels (each has 100mg caffeine)
    1 packet hot chocolate with marshmallows.


    Instructions:

    Put coffee pod in pot with 16 oz water.
    Heat to boiling, remove from heat.
    Let coffee steep for 3 minutes, remove pod from coffee.
    Squeeze 2 energy gel packets into coffee, stir (they dissolve almost instantly)
    Pour in hot chocolate mix and stir.

    Now let me tell you - this is a tasty treat - if you had some whipped cream it would make a good dessert. Counting the caffeine from the coffee you might even get 300 mg in you from this 16 oz drink.

    Powers you right up and *bonus* - it's a great poop motivator.

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    Sounds like it gets you going in more ways than one...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Joe Shug View Post
    Sounds like it gets you going in more ways than one...

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    I can't tell you how tasty this is though. I swear Starbucks could sell it - whipped cream and a cherry is all it's missing.

    It would rock even more with 3/4 cup of oatmeal mixed with it - that's next on my list.

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    You should be cautious with this before jumping right in. 300mg is a LOT of caffeine. Not saying there's anything wrong with that, just saying.

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    Quote Originally Posted by scrabbler View Post
    You should be cautious with this before jumping right in. 300mg is a LOT of caffeine. Not saying there's anything wrong with that, just saying.
    Agree. I think 1 No-Doz has 200 mg of caffeine. The 2 gel packets in my recipe get you there. Then whatever is in the coffee.

    Anybody that would try this probably has an idea of their caffeine tolerance. I usually start the day with 2-3 cups or 1 large at a convenience store and I drink a cup or so during the day so I have somewhat of a tolerance.

    I hate hiking first thing in the morning without a coffee jumpstart.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 10-K View Post
    I can't tell you how tasty this is though. I swear Starbucks could sell it - whipped cream and a cherry is all it's missing.

    It would rock even more with 3/4 cup of oatmeal mixed with it - that's next on my list.
    Oatmeal in your coffee?????? Unlike chocolate and peanut butter, some things shouldn't be mixed.
    Last edited by gpburdelljr; 10-31-2016 at 18:14.

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    Sounds good.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gpburdelljr View Post
    Oatmeal in your coffee?????? Unlike chocolate and peanut butter, some things shouldn't be mixed.
    On the PCT I got on a hot chocolate-coffee-oatmeal jag. 3 packets of oatmeal, 3 packets of hot chocolate, and a coffee pod - bonus points if I had some sugar packets I carried out of town.

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    Hmmmm.....
    Somewhere here Saltysack and I shared variations on hot or cold quick and easy instant breakfast based jump starters. Bonus points if you can get the WhiteBlaze search thingy to find it.
    My variation abbreviated:
    Single portion Carnation Breakfast Essentials
    Single portion Nido whole milk (thinking about double portion)
    1 scoop (20 grams) Pea protein
    1 or 2 single serving instant coffee, Cafe Bustelo or Via Italian Roast.
    8 ounces water
    Shake. Drink.
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    great recipe

    when I was in the Army, we used to makeup a similar coffee/hot chocolate treat, heated in our steel canteen cups in the field

    instant coffee pack & hot chocolate mixed in hot water
    ( we didn't have the energy gel packs)

    but it was hot n' tasty on cold mornings or nights in the field

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    I have a feeling I would be sprinting up the trail after drinking this, haha!

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    2 Kroger single serve coffee bags + 1 Carnation Hot Chocalate......all you need.....been making that recipe forever....

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